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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Applicants:
Tom E. Pearson, Beaverton, OR (US);
George Arrigotti, Portland, OR (US);
Christopher D. Combs, Portland, OR (US);
Raiyomand F. Aspandiar, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Tom E. Pearson, Beaverton, OR (US);
George Arrigotti, Portland, OR (US);
Christopher D. Combs, Portland, OR (US);
Raiyomand F. Aspandiar, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for determining whether solder used during assembly of a printed circuit board is lead-free or not. This may include providing a pad on the printed circuit board and placing solder on the pad in a predetermined pattern. The solder may be heated so as to create reflow. The solder may later be examined to determine if the solder is lead-free.